Obliterating Airway Bronchus Sign of Occult Malignancy in Sarcoid Conglomerate Fibrotic Masses
| Autor: | Niall McVeigh, Edward F. McKone, Jonathan D. Dodd, David Murphy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Sarcoidosis Case Report Malignancy 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Diagnostic Radiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Carcinoma medicine Occult malignancy Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Bronchus business.industry Lung fibrosis respiratory system medicine.disease Occult Computed tomography thorax respiratory tract diseases Computed tomography chest medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis business Airway |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Imaging Science |
| ISSN: | 2156-5597 2156-7514 |
| Popis: | Sarcoidosis is a multiorgan disease which presents in up to 95% of cases with lung involvement, a proportion of which develops conglomerate fibrotic masses (CFMs). CFMs typically progressively increase in size overtime. The development of a lung malignancy within a CFM is rare and difficult to diagnose within the underlying lung fibrosis. Here, we describe the obstructing airway bronchus sign in CFMs as an important part of assessing CFMs overtime on computed tomography, which when it occurs should raise suspicion of an occult underlying carcinoma. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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